A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.An exciting opportunity has arisen in our digital risk assurance.....
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our digital risk assurance and advisory team for motivated individuals with excellent cyber security, digital transformation, systems and network management, service delivery and communication and people skills.
Senior Digital Risk Consultant – Risk and Governance - Band 8a
We are looking for enthusiastic and forward thinking digital risk professionals to join our successful team.
• You will be working across all MIAA clients, mainly in the Northwest but also beyond, as part of a diverse and award winning team where you can make a real difference to the NHS and the care and services that it provides.
• MAA are committed to the develop of our staff, as recognised through a variety of training related awards and certifications, and you will be fully supported, through a combination of informal development as well as formal training and certifications, to achieve your career ambitions within the context of our services.
• We also recognise the fast-changing technology landscape and are constantly evolving our own approaches, using leading technologies to support and deliver our work and to maximise the value to our clients.
• The role offers flexible/hybrid working and attractive benefits including an excellent salary and pension scheme. In addition, MIAA are committed to and prioritise the health and wellbeing of its staff with wellbeing champions and comprehensive resources available to support staff.
For further details please see Job Advert
• 1. To take responsibility for the operational elements of client relationship management for a portfolio the digital risk audit plans and assigned consultancy reviews and services including the personal conduct of highly complex/technical, assignments.
2. To conclude upon the effectiveness of highly complex digital risk management, contributing to the Head of Internal Audit Opinion and Statements of Internal Control as required, and supporting service improvement and resilience with a requirement for refined negotiating skills to describe contentious issues and drive improvement.
3. To direct and supervise staff and contractors to deliver the allocated assignments and services on time, to budget and to quality standards.
4. To report to relevant senior client-side officers and committees as required.
5. To respond to a broad range of highly sensitive, technical, and complex queries from clients and staff.
6. To assess and report on the extent to which highly complex client systems operate securely and effectively.
7. To provide highly complex advice and guidance to clients and colleagues.
8. Support the identification and mitigation of highly complex digital risks across clients.
MIAA is an NHS Shared service,hosted by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.MIAA is the predominant provider of internal audit and advisory services to over 50 NHS and public sector organisations in the Northwest and beyond. MIAA offer clients a number of services in addition to internal audit including Digital Risk Assurance, Solutions, Anti-Fraud, Capital, Clinical Coding, Healthcare Quality Support Unit.
Originating in 1990, MIAA is now the largest in-house provider of internal audit, digital and consultancy services to the NHS, with a budgeted turnover of £12m.
All our teams benefit from:
• Flexible/Hybrid Working
• Generous pension scheme
• Professional Training, development and protected learning time
• Career progression
Our Values
• Respect & Compassion
• Trust
• Innovation & Excellence
Key Responsibilities
Produces, agrees, and oversees delivery of highly complex risk-based digital
plans with allocated clients/assignments that are designed to produce sufficient assurances to fulfil the requirements of the Head of Internal Audit Opinion on the effectiveness of internal control.
• Actively identifies, defines, and delivers/oversees the highly complex advisory assignments and services specific to the needs of clients with a view to increasing and securing income from such activities.
• Manages the planning, conduct, output and opinions for highly complex digital assurance, consultancy, and services for allocated clients/assignments within agreed deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Operates as budget holder for allocated advisory assignments and services i.e., a discrete set of services, requiring the planning and organizing of complex activities and programmes, often extending over multiple years,to ensure income is recovered, costs contained and outputs delivered. Often these budgeted plans need to be adjusted on an ongoing basis for reporting to Audit Committees as priorities shift.
• Manages and develops the key relationships with allocated clients, particularly the Chief Information/Digital Officer, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Chief Nursing Information Officer, Senior Information Risk Owner, Data Protection Officer, Caldicott Guardian as well as other senior digital staff.
• Provides highly complex advice to allocated clients, either directly or through colleagues, on technology/digital risk, either current or emerging, in the context of care, service and business activities.
• Responsibility for ensuring allocated plans are incorporated into the overall planning of resources and commitments for the function. Plans and organises the work schedule for allocated staff to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual timetables are delivered particularly with regard to Audit Committee deadlines.
• Personally, conducts a range of highly complex and highly technical assignments for reporting to senior management and relevant committees. This will often involve significant research and development activity. Conducts research on behalf of the function, MIAA and the wider community to develop and pilot approaches to emerging areas.
• Makes recommendations as appropriate often involving significant proposed changes to working practices and procedures, often involving the adoption of new technologies, following policy implementation across multiple areas and NHS organisations. These routinely will involve contributing to service redesign and providing benchmarking information.
• Undertakes highly complex systems reviews that conclude upon the effective management of digital risk.
• Responds to, and often anticipates, queries from clients, which may be of a
sensitive and confidential nature, and investigates and reports as necessary to the satisfaction of the client. These queries may relate to highly complex issues requiring a detailed understanding of complex client risks, digital systems regulation, and legislation as well as complex digital infrastructures and threats.
• Routinely directs the work of junior team members, contractors, and other staff within the function.
• Builds effective client relationships across the function’s clients and internally.
• Adheres and contributes to the continuous improvement philosophy to ensure we continue to provide a valuable service focused upon client’s needs.
• Fully complies with all aspects of the confidentiality policy.
For further information please see full Job description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Monday 25 Dec 2023